Welcome to Eitzen ...

The city of Eitzen is located in Houston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eitzen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Eitzen has a population of 250 people<2> (see below for details).

Eitzen is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Eitzen lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Eitzen: (507)

The ZIP code for Eitzen: 55931<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Eitzen had an population of 250 people. This is an increase of 2.88% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.17% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Eitzen had a population of 243 people. This makes Eitzen the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 243 people, the population of Eitzen increased 6.11% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 229 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Eitzen.

Communities near Eitzen ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Eitzen.

• Waukon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
  • Waukon is located in Allamakee County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <5>
• Caledonia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <5>
• Spring Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Spring Grove is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <5>
• Houston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Houston is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <5>
• Lansing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Allamakee County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <5>
• Stoddard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
  • Stoddard is located in Vernon County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
• Mabel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
  • Mabel is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabel <5>
• Hokah
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokah have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokah
  • Hokah is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokah <5>
• Brownsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
• New Albin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albin
  • New Albin is located in Allamakee County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albin <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Eitzen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eitzen.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Eitzen. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eitzen.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Eitzen. See our Newspapers Page for Eitzen.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eitzen ...

Looking for more information about Eitzen? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Eitzen, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Eitzen.

Adding Eitzen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eitzen in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Eitzen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Eitzen post office opened in 1868.

We also found Eitzen in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eitzen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eitzen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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